genetic

A team of Japanese researchers have used PCR to help to uncover genetic clues to the cause of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, a disease that causes curvature of the spine. The results are published in the American Journal of Human Genetics. [...]

Doctors have seen what they believe is the first case of person-to-person transmission of a new strain of bird flu in Eastern China, with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) providing the evidence. The report, which provides the strongest evidence of [...]